20 Jan
2022
20 Jan
'22
9:58 a.m.
On 1/20/2022 9:29 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
It's like saying to someone "you want to go to leave the room?" (question), and "you *want* to leave the room", stressing the "want". So then it isn't a question anymore but something else. A statement perhaps? Maybe even a threat (given the right context)?
I'm speaking of linguistic moods, not intention. /Pass the salt/ is an imperative, whether you boldly command it /(Pass the salt!)/ or meekly ask /(Pass the salt?)./ By the way, here's a clip of someone saying /You want to leave this room/ as a statement. The stress is on /leave:/ https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/0f19c8d1-a8f7-427e-b059-e18b552962f6 -- SuStel http://trimboli.name